Mechanical Engineering Quiz # 34

What is the name of the method used to reduce waste during the manufacturing cycle?

Flow-line process

Continuous flow method

Single-minute exchange of die

Selective application of pressure

Shear force method

What is the Standard Operating Procedure document used for?

Recording and documenting every step of a process

Increased efficiency and quality assurance

Managing resources

Controlling the budget

Ensuring all work is conducted in accordance with company policy

What is the written record that documents and provides instruction for the steps included in a process or procedure?

Procedure Manual

Standard Operating Procedure

Procedure Sheet

Work Flow Chart

What is another term for a statement of work?

Project plan

SWOT

SOW

MAP

What kind of performance is measured by the Total Effective Equipment Performance metric?

Production

Capacity utilization

Inventory

Capacity

Processing

How is TEEP used to determine a production environment's potential?

By simulating production conditions on a computer

By monitoring environmental factors

To identify and evaluate potential new equipment

To compare the performance of the current environment with that of other production environments

Based on the performance level of its current equipment

What term is used by marketing and commercialization teams to describe the overall feedback from customers?

Voice of the User

Return on Investment

Voice of the Customer

Net Promoter Score

Feedback loop

What is another name for the Voice of the Customer?

Customer Service

Voice of the Customer Rep

VoC

CRM

Voice of the Customer Advocate

What type of customers experience is measured by VoC?

Experiences with the company

Experiences with the team

Experiences with the product

Experiences with the support

What does "shitsuke" mean?

Shut up

Please

Sustain

Successor

Success

What are the five Japanese words in the theory's name?

Seiri (sort), seito (set in order), seishin (shine), seiketsu (standardize), and shitsuke (sustain)

Seiri (sort), seiton (set in order), seiso (shine), seiketsu (standardize), and shitsuke (sustain)

Hana (flower), umi (ocean), honmono (person), and yakuza

Kaze (wind), furu (thunder), kamui (rain), and tsunami

What does Wikipedia call an assembly line?

A manufacturing process

A factory

A production line

A manufacturing analytics platform can determine the availability of a machine by collecting and calculating what?

Percentage of done work

Downtime

Capacity utilization

Energy usage

Machine utilization

A BOM includes all the materials and parts needed to complete what?

A specific part of a product

A drawing

A set of instructions

A particular product

What is an example use of a bill of materials?

Purchasing

Manufacturing

Procurement

Consulting

Project management

What is the name of the document that contains all of the parts and materials needed to complete a product?

Parts List

Bill of Materials

Manual of Operations

Component List

Production Plan

What is the term used when equipment is arranged in small increments?

The production line

Cellular manufacturing

Logistics

Packaging

What does the term cell represent in cellular manufacturing?

The process of manufacturing cells

A factory floor

Small increments

A factory

A single cell

What does the CMM ensure are correct?

Processes

Measurements

Outputs

Management Policies

What tool ensures measurements are correct?

Ticketer

Coordinate-measuring Machine

Survey Meter

Protractor

Ruler

What type of product is affected by a CMM?

Plastic

Metal

Glass

Paper

For example, it is used by ERP and MES systems for what?

Scheduling, purchasing, and production cost

Database design

Manufacturing

Inventory control

Inventory and receivables management

What term is used in the manufacturing sector?

Production Line

Capacity

Cycle Time

Speed

It is used by what systems for scheduling, purchasing, and production cost?

Sales and marketing systems

ERP and MES systems

Budgeting, scheduling, and production systems

Manufacturing systems

Sales and purchasing systems

What is the amount of time a plant or particular cell or line is down, or off-line, and not producing any product?

Suspended animation

A week

Shutdown

Downtime

A day

How much downtime is there in the industrial world?

This is how long it usually takes to repair or replace equipment

This is the amount of time it takes to restart or reactivate a plant

The amount of time an average worker spends away from the plant

This is the duration of a supply interruption

This is the amount of time a plant or particular cell, line, or machine is down, or off-line

In a manufacturing environment, what are the products that have completed all stages of production?

Finished goods and incomplete products

Incomplete products

Processed goods

Finished goods

What are finished goods in a manufacturing environment?

Materials

Products

Raw materials

Parts

Finished goods

What does HMI stand for?

Host Management Interface

Human-Machine Interface

Health Monitoring Interface

Home Automation Interface

Hardware Management Interface

What is the term used to describe a system of interrelated smart devices?

Smart Grid

Internet of Things

Automated Transport Systems

Internet of Everything